St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-23
Cleveland Formally Accepts
the Invitation to Visit
st. Paul.
And Prominent Men Are Be-
ginning to Think How to
Entertain Him.
Ais Telegram to Mayor Smith
to Be Laid Before the Com
mittee To-Day.
Probable Programme During
The Stay Of the Nations
Chief Magistrate.

Mayor Smith yesterday afternoon re-
eeived from President Cleveland an ac-
ceptance of the invitation, extended
several weeks ago, to visit st. Paul ON
the occasion of his Western trip, and
this will be submitted at the meeting to
be held this evening in the council
chamber. Now that it is definitely set
tied when the president and Mrs.
Cleveland will be in this city arrange
mentS will be at once perfected to give
the distinguished guests a reception in
keeping with their position. Some of
the leading business men of
st. Paul were questioned yes
terday on the subject and the
unanimous expression was that demon
stration should be agreed upon, which
would eclipse anything yet attempted
by the Sanity City. While it was a
matter of regret that the president had
decided to visit st. Louis first, and at a
time when the celebration of the
Yelled Prophet would be going on, still
the very fact of the brilliant fete that
he would witness should not be allowed
to Interfere with an imposing and long to
be remembered ovation at st. Paul.
Representative men of both the great
political parties were interviewed on
the subject and their idea was to render
a fitting testimonial to the president of
the United States and not to the leader
Of a party.
I'VE want to show our chief magis-
trate what the Northwest can do" said
one gentleman, land the fact that the
nm Of ATinnnonn1ic
ing and anxious to cooperate with us
in this matter is most gratifying eX-
hibitiOn of fraternal feeling between
the Twin Cities. In Difference to the
expressed wishes of our guests we may
decide not to have any formal speeches
beyond short expression of welcome,
but we will make the stay of the party
here as pleasant as it can possibly be-
The streets will be Illuminated the same
as during Fair week and it is proposed
to invite all the societies and citizens of
tie cities in this vicinity to unite with
us in our demonstration.
IT Is AN HONOR
to have the president among US, and he
is the first that has ever paid us such a
compliment and we should do all in our
power to reciprocate this attention. To
be sure he may see fine display at st.
Louis in thu line of floats and tableauX,
but with the material available, COM
prising the clubs of this city and the
neighboring country, surely he will not
witness happier. jollier or more en-
thuSiaStic concourSe."
From all accounts there will not be
less than 10000 uniformed members of
the various societies in the line of pro-
cession which will escort the guests
over the principal streets of st. Paul
the evening of their arrival. Their
three days SOlourn at Madison
will allow them ample time to recover
from the fatigue incident to such long
journey from the capital, and when
they reach st. Paul the afternoon of
Oct. 10 they will be comparatively fresh
and able to stand the siege that public
reception will entail upon them Every
body that has been spoken to on the
subject comedies in the opinion that
this occasion should be a memorable
one in the annals of st. Paul, and no eN-
pense should be spared in providing for
the entertainment of our visitors"
There is ample time afforded to COM
municate with the neighboring towns
and cities which have not been for
tunate enough to be included in the
and the OutpOuring of the people
will undoubtedly be grand one.
although no definite programme has yet
been agreed upon, it is probable that
upon the arrival of the president at the
union depot he will be escorted to the
Ryan, which will be his headquarters
while in this city. In the evening
the illumination and procession
will be in order, and the route of the
parade will probably be down Sixth
street to Sibley, to Third, to Seven cor
ners, to Seventh, to Wabasha, and
thence back to the hotel, where public
reception will be held. Some OF the
managers suggested the advisability of
to meet with much favor, as
the attendance would necessarily have
to be limited and the mass of the people
would be deprived of an opportunity to
greet the president and his wife person
ally. The following morning carriages
will be in waiting to convey the presi-
Dental party to the many points of in
terest contiguous to st. Paul, including
Fort Smelling and the Falls of Mime
haha, and in this way a glimpse of the
city and its environs might be Obtained
and the pleasures of the trip greatly
frightened. From the foregoing it will
be seen that the people of the North
west
ARE FULLY ALIVE
to the exigencies of the situation, and
SO far as their representative men are
concerned, nothing will be left untried
that can in any way enhance the good
opinion sought to be fostered in the
persons of the first citizen of
the republic and his estimable
wife. 1t is the intention of the
proprietor of the Ryan to make
every arrangement for the comfort of
the distinguished guests that he will be
called upon to entertain, and the parlOrs
facing Sixth street will be assigned fol-
their the r, use, thus M affo3rding easy access to to
case the president departs from his
original ideas and concludes to make an
address to the populace.